Top 10 of visited countries in 2006 [en]

Tourism remains among the first world activities. According to the WTO (World Tourism Organization), international tourism reached 842 million arrivals in 2006 and the travellers spent abroad nearly 700 billion dollars.
The annual increase of this sector is now approximately 4% / year (a rate that should continue at this rhythm until 2020)

                                              
1. France 79.1 / 2. Spain 55.9 / 3. United States 51.1 / 4. China 49.6 / 5. Italy 41.1 / 6. United Kingdom 30.7 / 7. Germany 23.6 / 8. Mexico 21.4 / 9. Austria 20.3 / 10. Russian Federation 20.2

posted by nicolas nys for tourismtobe